Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for detecting activation of a brown/beige fat cell or brown/beige adipose tissue (BAT) in a biological sample taken from a mammal to be diagnosed, comprising measuring the amount of miR-92 in said sample. The invention further-more relates to diagnostic and clinical applications of the methods of the invention.

Abstract: A microelectronic assembly can include an address bus comprising a plurality of signal conductors each passing sequentially through first, second, third, and fourth connection regions, and first and second microelectronic packages. The first microelectronic package can include first and second microelectronic elements, and the second microelectronic package can include third and fourth microelectronic elements. Each microelectronic element can be electrically coupled to the address bus via the respective connection region. An electrical characteristic between the first and second connection regions can be within a same tolerance of the electrical characteristic between the second and third connection regions.

Abstract: There is provided a method for displaying a router setup interface. The method is performed by a terminal and includes: receiving broadcast information from a wireless router; acquiring configuration parameters contained in the broadcast information; determining, based on the configuration parameters, whether an initialization setup of the wireless router is completed; if it is determined that the initialization setup of the wireless router is not completed, establishing a connection with the wireless router; acquiring a setup interface of the wireless router through the connection; and displaying the setup interface.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices including a light guide tool for multi-axis additive manufacturing. The light guide tool includes a tubular light guide. The tubular light guide may be made from an optically transmissive material enclosed by one or more reflective side walls that are interposed between opposing optically transmissive ends. The light guide tool includes an optical coupling fixed to a first end of the optically transmissive ends of the tubular light guide. The optical coupling is configured to couple to a lens. The light guide tool includes a transparent non-stick coating. The transparent non-stick coating is adhered over a second end of the optically transmissive ends of the tubular light guide. The light guide tool includes a lens. The lens is coupled to the optical coupling and configured to emit a two-dimensional light pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cell culture device including a mesh including or made of a biocompatible polymer; and a top grid including or made of a biocompatible polymer, laying over the mesh; wherein the mesh is a monolayer of cross-linked nanofibers and has a specific surface ranging from 20% to 40%; the top grid includes a single grid and an array of openings separated by partitions having a width; each opening of the top grid has the same geometric configuration; and the top grid includes a border surrounding the openings, the border having a width at least two times greater than the width of the partitions. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the cell culture device, a method of cell growth or differentiation and a cell culture system.

Abstract: A method for reducing load in a memory module. In such a method, a plurality of memory chips are coupled to a circuit platform. Each memory chip of the plurality of memory chips each has a plurality of memory dies. At least one controller is coupled to the circuit platform and further coupled to the plurality of memory chips for communication with the plurality of memory dies thereof. The at least one controller is for receiving chip select signals to provide a plurality of rank select signals in excess of the chip select signals. The plurality of memory dies are coupled with wire bonds within the plurality of memory chips for a reduced load for coupling the circuit platform for communicating via a memory channel. The load is sufficiently reduced for having at least two instances of the memory module share the memory channel.

Abstract: A screen enabling method and apparatus, and an electronic device, where the method includes: detecting a first pressure value of a pressure operation performed on a touchscreen of the electronic device when a display screen of an electronic device is in a disabled state. The display screen includes first and second portions for displaying, in the first portion, first screen display data according to a first display attribute when the first pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset pressure operation threshold. The second portion is kept in a disabled state or is displayed in black. The first display attribute includes at least a display luminance.

Abstract: Methods for analyzing a chart using an electronic computing device are presented, the methods including: causing the electronic computing device to receive a chart image corresponding with the chart, the chart image having recorded chart data; analyzing the recorded chart data, where the analyzing returns at least measurement values corresponding with the recorded chart data; and returning volumetric results of the processing to a user. In some embodiments, the recorded chart data corresponds with data selected from the group consisting of: temperature data, differential pressure data, and static pressure data. In some embodiments, the chart corresponds with a chart integration device or a chart recorder. In some embodiments, methods further include: capturing the chart image with a mobile image capture device.

Abstract: A lithium-ion battery pack includes a housing, a plurality of lithium-ion cells, a first bus bar, a second bus bar, and an interconnect plate. The control circuit includes a printed circuit board that has a longitudinal axis. Each of the cells has a longitudinal axis that is positioned parallel to a longitudinal axis of the printed circuit board. The plurality of cells are all arranged in at least a first cell stack and a second cell stack. The first bus bar electrically couples the printed circuit board to cell terminals of the first cell stack that are adjacent to the first sidewall. The second bus bar electrically couples the printed circuit board to cell terminals of the second cell stack that are adjacent to the first sidewall. The interconnect plate electrically couples the cell terminals of the plurality of lithium-ion cells positioned adjacent to the second sidewall.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a vehicle body, where the vehicle body includes a first positioning device; and a landing gear, where the landing gear can be detached from the vehicle body, and when the landing gear is detached from the vehicle body, the vehicle body determines a position of the landing gear by using the first positioning device. Because the landing gear can be detached from the vehicle body and the vehicle body can determine the position of the landing gear by using the first positioning device, the unmanned aerial vehicle, when performing a flight mission, is not affected by the weight of the landing gear, avoiding that the landing gear blocks an image capture device and implementing convenient takeoff and landing.

Abstract: Provided are a yawing control method and a yawing control device for a wind turbine. The yawing control method includes: acquiring first wind information at a current moment characterized by current operation data of a neighbor wind turbine adjacent to the wind turbine when at least one of a wind direction sensor and a wind direction data uploading path of the wind turbine fails; acquiring second wind information matched with the first wind information in wind information characterized by historical operation data of the wind turbine at all moments; and performing yawing control on the wind turbine based on the second wind information.

Abstract: A method for operating a mobile terminal based on a blowing action and a mobile terminal, where the mobile terminal is provided with at least two microphones. When a user blows air to the at least two microphones, characteristic parameters of sound signals received by the at least two microphones are separately obtained, an operation type is determined according to the obtained characteristic parameters of the sound signals received by the at least two microphones, an operation instruction is generated according to the operation type, and an operation corresponding to the operation instruction is performed such that a mobile terminal can be operated using microphones on the mobile terminal, thereby simplifying an existing operation mode and improving man-machine interaction efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting power consumption of an application, including following steps: when a screen of a mobile terminal is turned on, detecting wakeup times, wake-lock time duration and CPU utilization of applications in the time duration of screen-off by a device for detecting power consumption of an application; prompting that power consumption of an application is abnormal by said device when said application satisfies at least one of following conditions: wakeup tunes reach a first threshold value; wake-lock time duration reaches a second threshold value; CPU utilization reaches a third threshold value. The method provided in the present disclosure is capable of detecting whether power consumption of an application is abnormal. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a device and a computer storage medium for detecting power consumption of an application.

Abstract: A custom dental irrigation device has: a user dentition model; a custom made mouthpiece made according to the user dentition model, a pump configured to pump fluid to the mouthpiece; a suction pump configured to remove fluid from the mouthpiece; a fluid tank; and a controller. The custom made mouthpiece is configured to deliver fluid to the dental target while removing used irrigation fluid. The mouthpiece is fabricated with 3-D print techniques. The mouthpiece is designed in two pieces to cover an upper portion of a dental target and a lower portion of a dental target separately. The mouthpiece has an inner surface following the shape of the user dentition model, wherein the inner surface touches the gingiva tissue to form a sealed space once the mouthpiece is set in a user's mouth, whereby fluid is delivered to the dental target, and removed from the sealed space.

Abstract: A method and a terminal device for controlling a smart home appliance are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes: obtaining a current operation instruction; determining whether there is a preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction; sending at least two operation instructions in the preset combination instruction to a corresponding smart home appliance if there is the preset combination instruction and the preset combination instruction is selected; sending the current operation instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is no preset combination instruction.

Abstract: A WLAN player for synchronizing playing speed includes a speed adjusting module, which is adapted to adjust a speed that the WLAN player plays a medium according to a first playing-progress value and a first clock value of another WLAN player, so as to synchronously play the medium together with said another WLAN player. The WLAN player has a second playing-progress value and a second clock value. The speed adjusting module is configured to calculate a progress difference between the second playing-progress value and the first playing-progress value; calculate a time difference between the second clock value and the first clock value; calculate a specific progress difference according to the progress difference and the time difference; and adjust the speed that the WLAN player plays the medium according to the specific progress difference. In this way, a synchronization error between the WLAN players is effectively decreased.

Abstract: A system may produce a desired three dimensional object that includes a tank that holds a liquid that solidifies upon exposure to light; a controllable stage that controllably moves within the tank; a controllable light source that emits a light image in a controllable pattern; and a controller that controls the controllable stage and the controllable light source so as to cause at least three cascaded layers to be sequentially solidified in the liquid that collectively approximate at least a section of the desired three dimensional object and that collectively form at least one up-facing step at their outer edges; and, following the solidification of the at least three cascaded layers, cause a meniscus of the liquid to form and solidify in the at least one up-facing step. The controller may control the number and/or width of the sequentially solidified cascaded layers.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal compound containing 2,3,4-trisubstituted benzene, a liquid crystal composition thereof, and a liquid crystal display element or a liquid crystal display comprising the liquid crystal compound or the liquid crystal composition, wherein the liquid crystal composition has a lower viscosity, can achieve a quick response, and further has a moderate dielectric anisotropy ??, a moderate optical anisotropy ?n, and high stability to heat and light. The liquid crystal display element or liquid crystal display comprising the liquid crystal composition has the properties of a wider nematic phase temperature range, an appropriate birefringence anisotropy, a very high electrical resistivity, a good ultraviolet resistant property, a high charge retention rate, a low vapor pressure etc., and particularly, the liquid crystal compound or the liquid crystal composition has the advantage of a high light transmittance.

Abstract: It discloses a lignin enhanced wood-plastic composite, belonging to the field of polymer based composites. The wood-plastic composite is composed of one or more of plant fiber, lignin, a recycled thermoplastic plastic, mineral powder and a processing aid, and is processed by a screw granulating extrusion process. Compared with the prior art, the mechanical properties, heat stability and aging resistance of a wood-plastic material are improved by adding lignin into the wood-plastic material according to the present invention.